ML12314A145
| ML12314A145 | |
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| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 11/06/2012 |
| From: | Velasques Z US Dept of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| To: | Casto C Division of Nuclear Materials Safety III |
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| Download: ML12314A145 (5) | |
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security Region V 536 South Clark Street, Floor 6 Chicago, IL 60605 FEMA Mr. Charles Casto Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NOV 6 I 2012 Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60542-4351
Dear Mr. Casto:
Enclosed is one copy of the After Action ReportlImprovement Plan (AARlIP) for the July 10,2012, Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Full Participation Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. Under separate cover, four copies of this report are being sent to the Minnesota Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director for distribution to the Counties of Goodhue and Dakota with an additional copy for the state. Also under separate cover, three copies are being sent to the Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator for distribution to Pierce County with an additional copy for the state. The States of Minnesota and Wisconsin, Dakota, Goodhue and Pierce Counties, and the utility owner/operator, Xcel Energy, participated in this exercise. The AARlIP was prepared by the U.S. Department of Homeland SecuritylFederal Emergency Management Agency (DHSIFEMA) Region V, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program.
There was one Deficiency identified for the State of Minnesota during this exercise. On October 9, 2012, this Deficiency was successfully re-demonstrated. There were no deficiencies identified for the Counties of Goodhue and Dakota. There were five Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCAs)
. identified for the State of Minnesota. Per the Letter of Scheduled Corrective Actions received by DHSIFEMA Region V from the State of Minnesota dated October 12,2012, two of the ARCAs were corrected. The State of Minnesota had three Planning Issues identified during this exercise. There was one ARCA and one Planning Issue identified for Goodhue County during this exercise. There was one ARCA identified for Dakota County during this exercise. There was one Planning Issue for Dakota County from a previous exercise, which was resolved.
The Deficiency 50-12-3d2-D-Ol was identified for the State of Minnesota under Criterion 3.d.2 Impediments to evacuation are identified and resolved. Revised evacuation route selection was done without consideration of plume direction. It led to the re-routing of evacuating traffic into the plume instead of away from and around the plume. The lack of coordination when implementing the decision to revise evacuation routes lead to unnecessary increase in radiation exposure to the evacuating public. On October 9,2012, this Deficiency was successfully re-demonstrated.
The first ARCA 50-12-6al-A-08 for the State of Minnesota was identified under Criterion 6.a.l The reception center has appropriate space, adequate resources and trained personnel to provide monitoring, decontamination and registration of evacuees.
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Mr. Casto NOV 6 I 2012 Page 2 The Canberra MiniSentry Transportable Gamma Portal Monitors used at the Cottage Grove Reception Center for evacuees received source checks with a 10 micro curie CS-137 source. Per the Letter of Scheduled Corrective Actions received by DHSIFEMA Region V from the State of Minnesota dated October 12,2012, the ARCA was corrected. This AReA is closed.
The second ARCA 50-12-lel-A-IO for the State of Minnesota was identified under Criterion 1.e.l The Ludlum 2241 radiation instrument with the 44-6 beta/gamma detector attached was only operationally checked on setting # 1 to measure activity, but not initially operationally checked on setting #4 to measure exposure rate, nor did the RAD Field Team SOGindicate that the 44-6 detector be checked on both settings. This ARCA remains open.
The third ARCA 50-12-3al-A-Il for the State of Minnesota was identified under Criterion 3.a.l OROs issue appropriate dosimetry, potassium iodide (KI) and procedures and manage radiological exposure to emergency workers in accordance with the plans/procedures. The turn-back value is based on exposure rate, but the SOGs instruct the field team members to set their survey instrument to measure activity. Team members had no way of knowing ifthey had reached an area with an exposure rate equal to or greater than the turn-back value of 100 mRlhr or greater. This ARCA remains open.
The fourth ARCA 50-12-4a3-A-12 for the State of Minnesota was identified under Criterion 4.a.3 Ambient radiation measurements are made and recorded at appropriate locations and radioiodine and particulate samples are collected. Team members "estimated" a 12-minute sampling time which was not a long enough sampling time to reach the target sampling volume of 10 cubic feet. Based on the device correction factor of 1.01, the air sampling unit should have operated for 14 minutes and 8 seconds to obtain the target volume of 10 cubic feet. This ARCA remains open.
The fifth ARCA 50-12-1el-A-13 for the State of Minnesota was identified under Criterion l.e.l Equipment, maps, displays, monitoring instruments, dosimetry, potassium iodide and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations. The Canberra MCB-2 survey meters used by the State of Minnesota Radiological Accident Deployment (RAD) Field Teams for air sample filter and cartridge counting did not have the effective range of readings affixed to the meters. A source check was performed for operability but there was no acceptable range of reading available for comparison.
Per the Letter of Scheduled Corrective Actions received by DHSIFEMA Region V from the State of Minnesota dated October 12,2012, the ARCA was corrected. This ARCA is closed.
The first Planning Issue 50-12-5bl-P-02 for the State of Minnesota was identified under Criterion 5.b.l- Subsequent Emergency Information and Instructions for the Public and the Media. Evacuation directions for the Red Wing area in a pre-scripted news release describes traffic flow on Highway 55 heading in the east direction. Evacuation Route maps show traffic flow to the west. The general public could potentially be sent in the wrong direction during an evacuation. This Planning Issue remains open. This Planning Issue will be addressed in the 2013 Emergency Operations Plan submittal to DHS/FEMA Region V by the State of Minnesota.
NOVr'SCjt201Z Page 3 The second Planning Issue 50-12-3al-P-09 for the State of Minnesota was identified under Criterion 3.a.l-OROs issue appropriate dosimetry, KI and procedures and manage radiological exposure to emergency workers in accordance with plans/procedures. The Charge Nurse did not inform the Radiation Safety Responders of their turn-back value or their administrative control limit. These values are not described in the Regional Hospital Radiation Decontamination Documentation Plan.
This Planning Issue remains open. This Planning Issue will be addressed in the 2013 Emergency Operations Plan submittal to DHSIFEMA Region V by the State of Minnesota.
The third Planning Issue 50-12-6al-P-07 for the State of Minnesota was identified under Criterion 6.a.I-Reception Center facilities have adequate space, adequate resources and trained personnel to provide monitoring and decontamination and registration of evacuees. Decontamination personnel had simulated contaminated evacuee attempt to decontaminate a spot of contamination on their outer clothing with the use of tape and wet wipe cloth wipes. The use of the wet cloth wipes on a porous material; such as clothing could result in contamination of evacuees' skin under the clothing. This Planning Issue remains open. This Planning Issue will be addressed in the 2013 Emergency Operations Plan submittal to DHSIFEMA Region V by the State of Minnesota.
There was one ARCA and one Planning Issue identified for Goodhue County during this exercise.
The ARCA 50-12-3al-A-05 for Goodhue County was identified under Criterion 3.a.l-OROs issue appropriate dosimetry, KI and procedures and manage radiological exposure to emergency workers in accordance with the plans/procedures. Permanent Record Dosimeters (PRDs), such as Thermoluminescent Dosimeters (TLDs) were not issued to each of the EOC Staff. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was located inside the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant IO-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). While the Radiological Officer included PRDs in the three group dosimetry kits deployed throughout the EOC, he did not issue a PRD to each EOC participant, as required by the extent-of-play agreement and current FEMA guidance. This ARCA remains open.
The Planning Issue 50-12-lel-P-14 for Goodhue County was identified under Criterion l.e.1 Equipment, maps, displays, monitoring instruments, dosimetry, potassium iodide and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations. An inspection of two portal monitors revealed that the calibration label was not affixed to each portal monitor showing the date of the last calibration. The Apri12012 Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Planning Manual, II-50, "requires each portal monitor to be labeled with the date of last operational check and the date of the next calibration." Failure to post calibration information could compromise monitoring results. This Planning Issue remains open. This Planning Issue will be addressed in the 2013 Emergency Operations Plan submittal to DHS/FEMA Region V by Goodhue County.
There was one ARCA identified for Dakota County during this exercise. There was one Planning Issue for Dakota County from a previous exercise, which was resolved.
The ARCA 50-12-3d2-A-06 for Dakota County was identified under Criterion 3.d.2-Impediments to evacuation are identified and resolved. Traffic evacuating Dakota County via Highway 61 was rerouted east into the EPZ. Lack of communication and coordination with other EOC agencies resulted in the incorrect evacuation route being selected. This ARCA remains open.
Mr. Casto NOV 6 I 2012 Page 4 The Planning Issue 50-1O-lel-P-03 for Dakota County from a previous exercise under Criterion I.e. 1- Equipment, maps, displays, monitoring instruments, dosimetry, potassium iodide and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations. The Radiological Officer (RO) packaged the expired DRD's with the other items maintained in the DosimetrylKI Kits to be distributed to the emergency workers at the Dakota County EOC. Dakota County updated their Standard Operating Guidelines (SOG) for the RO to ensure all direct-reading dosimeters have current calibration dates properly marked on the device before issuing to emergency workers. This planning issue is closed.
There were no Deficiencies identified for the State of Wisconsin or Pierce County. The State of Wisconsin had one ARCA identified and one Planning Issue identified. Per the Letter of Scheduled Corrective Actions received by DHSIFEMA Region V from the State of Wisconsin dated October 12, 2012, the ARCA was corrected. The State of Wisconsin also had one Planning Issue from a previous exercise that remains unresolved. Pierce County had no issues identified.
The ARCA 50-12-1el-A-04 for the State of Wisconsin was identified under Criterion l.e.l Equipment maps, displays, monitoring, instruments, dosimetry, KI and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations. The Eberline E-120 survey meters that the Elmwood Reception Center (RC) staff used for monitoring for contaminates of evacuees and emergency workers were set up and operationally checked by the Radiological Officer and his assistant. The meters were setup using the Pierce County RC plan; however the plan calls for a check source to be used for comparing readings as indicated on the source. The meters all had check sources attached, but did not have the required check source readings on a sticker affixed to each instrument to compare the instrument readings within the +1- 20% value of the check source reading. Per the Letter of Scheduled Corrective Actions received by DHSIFEMA Region V from the State of Wisconsin dated October 12,2012, the ARCA was corrected. This ARCA is closed.
The Planning Issue 50-12-1 e 1-P-03 for the State of Wisconsin was identified under Criterion I.e. 1 Equipment, maps, displays, monitoring, instruments, dosimetry, KI and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations. According to the Wisconsin Radiological Incident Response Plan (RIRP) (version 2.2), Volume 3, Appendix D, Section D.I, Sample Point F-4 was located at the intersection of County Road K and 860th Street (Trenton Road) at a distance of approximately 3.8 miles East/South East of the PINGP. There is another location where 860th Street intersects County Road K, approximately 0.8 miles Northwest of Sample Point F-4. The second location is approximately 3.2 miles from PINGP. This Planning Issue remains open. This Planning Issue will be addressed in the 2013 RIRP plan submittal to DHSIFEMA Region V by the State of Wisconsin.
The Planning Issue 33-Il-lel-P-05 for the State of Wisconsin from a previous exercise which was not resolved was identified under Criterion I.e. I-Equipment, maps, displays, monitoring, instruments, dosimetry, KI and other supplies are sufficient to support emergency operations.
Restricted Area Field Team #2 (RAFT) did not record background measurements in a clean area for either the Fluke Victoreen 451 B Ion Chamber Survey Meter or the Ludlum Model 12 Rate meter with Model 44-9 Probe.
~v c<<sT 2012 PageS During the interview, team members were unable to recall what the original or baseline background readings had been. There are no instructions in the Wisconsin Department of Health Radiological Incident Response Plan (RIRP) to record baseline instrument readings. This could cause the RAFT #2 teams to find themselves in a contaminated environment with no initial readings to reference. This Planning Issue will be addressed in the 2013 RIRP plan submittal to DHSIFEMA Region V by the State of Wisconsin.
A detailed discussion of these issues can be found in Part IV of the Final Report.
Based on the results of the July 10,2012, exercise, in addition to the successful results from the October 9,2012, Deficiency re-demonstration, the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin and affected local jurisdictions, site-specific to the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, can be implemented and are adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken offsite to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency at the site.
Therefore, the Title 44 CFR, Part 350, approval of the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin site-specific to the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, granted on December 8, 1981, remains in effect.
Copies of this Report were transmitted to the DHSIFEMA National Office, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Headquarters' Document Control Desk and the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
If you have any questions, please contact William E. King, Chairman, Regional Assistance Committee, DHSIFEMA, Region V, at (312) 408-5575.
Sincerely,
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~drew Velasquez III Regional Administrator Enclosure (1)